Halloween events scheduled in Barrett

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Oct 25, 2007 at 2:30 AMOct 25, 2007 at 3:03 AM

Barrett's 43rd annual Halloween Parade will be held this Sunday at 2 p.m. along Route 390 in Cresco and Mountainhome. Register your float, horses and costumed walkers by calling Helen at (570) 629-5360 or Betty at (570) 595-3276. Judging will take place at 1 p.m. Hot dogs, drinks and donuts will be available for a donation of $1 to help defray the parade expenses.

Barrett's 43rd annual Halloween Parade will be held this Sunday at 2 p.m. along Route 390 in Cresco and Mountainhome. Register your float, horses and costumed walkers by calling Helen at (570) 629-5360 or Betty at (570) 595-3276. Judging will take place at 1 p.m. Hot dogs, drinks and donuts will be available for a donation of $1 to help defray the parade expenses.

The Concerned Citizens of Barrett Township is sponsoring a community Halloween Party at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at High Acres Park on Route 447 in Canadensis for children up to age 10. Don't forget to bring your parents. Halloween games, apple dunking, face and arm painting, eye ball relay race, cupcake decorating and more, with spooky stories by the campfire. Dress in your best Halloween costume for judging at 7:30 p.m. Prizes will be given. Hot dogs, hot apple cider and donuts are available. A donation of $1 per person will be accepted and appreciated. Call Sharon for more details (570) 595-2729.

The "Roof" on Keokee Chapel Lane is the location for the annual Halloween Party for Paradise Township, from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday. There will be a Costume Contest at 7 p.m. with a hayride and bonfire. Cider and cake will be served.

Clam night will be held at American Legion Post 922 on Spruce Cabin Road in Canadensis from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday. The public is welcome. Call (570) 595-2030 after 3 p.m.

Another postage cancellation stamp has been created by Melissa Seese of Canadensis to commemorate Scarecrowville 2007. Make sure all your autumn and Halloween mail is personalized and canceled with this cute stamp. It's available only at the Canadensis Post Office. Questions, call (570) 595-2087.

On Sunday, Nov. 4, a steam train from Scranton will be making an excursion run to Delaware Water Gap and is scheduled to stop in Cresco to pick up passengers for the Cresco-Water Gap leg of the trip. It will arrive in Cresco at about 8:35 a.m. to pick up our passengers and depart at 8:45 a.m. After the stop over in Delaware Water Gap, it will be returning to Cresco at about 1:20 p.m. and departing at about 1:30 p.m. There will be two cars, 130 seats, reserved for the Cresco Station pickup. If you would like to make this train trip to Delaware Water Gap and back, you must buy the tickets in advance. The cost is adults 17-61, $21; seniors 62 and older, $19; Children 6-16, $15; children under 5 ride, free. The tickets can be purchased only through Steamtown and cannot be bought locally or on the day of the trip. Call Steamtown at (570) 340-5204 to buy your tickets. Don't miss this unique opportunity to experience an old-time train ride with your family and friends. The Cresco Station Museum will be closed throughout the fall and winter months except for some special programs. The next scheduled program is an artistic photography show and sale on Sunday, Nov. 11, by artists Barby and Dick Robinson.

The Canadensis United Methodist Church is having its annual Election Day Apple Sale from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6, in the church parking lot at the corner of Routes 390 and 447 in Canadensis. You can choose from eight different varieties. To preorder call: Audrey (570) 595-2249; Carolyn (570) 595-2248; Doris (570) 595-2433; Lois (570) 595-8583; or Rachel (570) 595-2782.

The Shepherds in Monroe County Inc., 50/50, Dinner and Art Auction at Skytop Lodge will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 7. The $100 tickets for the 50/50 drawing include one dinner and are available now at the Shepherds' Office. If you would like to attend the festivities and not be a part of the drawing, the dinner ticket is $40 per person. Table sponsorships are available for $50. Regardless which ticket you purchase, everyone is eligible to participate in the art auction. Barrett Township Fire Department Chief Larry Cramer will be the auctioneer. A partial list of the participating artists include Ron Franz, Carl Slutter, Joanne Seese, Patrick Sullivan, Catherine Schratt, Mickey Miller, Linda Jordan, Ran Barger, Rebecca Erhardt, Monica Weiss, Ruth Brookover, Peg Winters, Mindy Ando, Barbara Robertson, Meg Shoemaker, Nancy Hopping, Darryl Speicher, John James, Robin Braun, Guy Patras, Phyllis Misko, Chris Barbieri, Sharon Rose, Gertrude Schumm, Carol Hillestad, Blossom Studios, Mr. Robinson and Edna Palmer Englehardt. New this year: the Mountain Winds Woodwind Quintet will be performing during the art viewing and the cocktail hour. Call Martha at the Shepherds' Office (570) 595-7856 for tickets.

Get your homemade soup (quarts and pints) and home-made bread from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 10, at the Canadensis United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, at the corner of Routes 390 and 447 in Canadensis. These folks are excellent soup makers and bakers, so come early.

Mountainhome United Methodist Church has scheduled its annual fall roast beef dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3. Mark your calendars and invite your friends. Tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for children 5-12, and children under 5 eat free. Takeouts will be available. Call (570) 595-2077.

The Annual Unique Bazaar will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at the Canadensis Moravian Church on Route 447 North just above the traffic light in Canadensis. Handicapped-accessible. Call (570) 595-2131.

The annual Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service sponsored by the Barrett Paradise Council of Churches will be held at the Mountainhome United Methodist Church at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20. Rev. George Alt will bring the message. The offering will go to C.A.M.E. Canned goods and nonperishable items are welcome.

The Pocono Mountain Arts Council and Skytop Lodge are proud to announce an event that showcases the work of many fine artists and artisans: the third annual Skytop Holiday Arts Festival on Thanksgiving weekend at the Executive Conference Center. Welcome the holiday shopping season in this relaxed and pleasant atmosphere. Browse, shop and enjoy the day in the setting of this unique show, where 40 exhibitors will display fine art expressed in watercolor, oil, acrylics and photography, and where fine crafts will be represented by work in pottery, glasswork, jewelry, furniture, woodwork and other media. A first this year will be the inclusion of two booths devoted to student artwork. One booth will feature the 3-D art of fourth- and fifth-grade students of Debbie Pulst, Wallenpaupack South Elementary Center in Newfoundland. The second student booth will exhibit 2- and 3-D work by seventh- through 12th-grade students of Sandy Carter of the Evergreen School in Cresco. For more information, call Catherine at (570) 595-3157.

If you have a Barrett-related event or announcement, e-mail maf3132000@yahoo.com. The deadline is at noon Saturday. Thank you.

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